i've enjoyed Hervey's biblical use of numbers - and so i've done a little digging of my own to find more interesting numerical tidbits...
God is a God of 1:
the waters under heaven were gathered into 1 place - Gen 1:9
God used 1 of Adam's ribs to make Eve - Gen 2: 21
Adam and Eve became 1 flesh - Gen 2: 24
But God was worried when they became, "like 1 of us" - Gen 3:2
The whole earth had 1 language - Gen 11: 1
God is a God of 2:
God made 2 great lights - Gen 1:16
Lamech married 2 women - Gen 4: 19
the word testicles is used Twice (in the NIV) - Lev 21:20, 22: 24 -and men have 2 testicles
God is a God of 42:
he ordained that the levite tribe should control 42 cities -Nu. 35: 6
42thousand Ehpraimites were killed because they couldn't say "Sibboleth" - Jdg 12: 6
bears mauled 42 of the youths who mocked Elisha - 2Ki 2:25
The beast is allowed to exercize authority for 42 months - Rev. 13: 5
God must read Douglas Adams...
God is a God of 1:
the waters under heaven were gathered into 1 place - Gen 1:9
God used 1 of Adam's ribs to make Eve - Gen 2: 21
Adam and Eve became 1 flesh - Gen 2: 24
But God was worried when they became, "like 1 of us" - Gen 3:2
The whole earth had 1 language - Gen 11: 1
God is a God of 2:
God made 2 great lights - Gen 1:16
Lamech married 2 women - Gen 4: 19
the word testicles is used Twice (in the NIV) - Lev 21:20, 22: 24 -and men have 2 testicles
God is a God of 42:
he ordained that the levite tribe should control 42 cities -Nu. 35: 6
42thousand Ehpraimites were killed because they couldn't say "Sibboleth" - Jdg 12: 6
bears mauled 42 of the youths who mocked Elisha - 2Ki 2:25
The beast is allowed to exercize authority for 42 months - Rev. 13: 5
God must read Douglas Adams...